{"id":3790,"date":"2019-08-09T11:01:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T15:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3790"},"modified":"2019-08-09T11:01:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T15:01:04","slug":"salt-marsh-walk-with-nick-ernst-on-the-narrow-river","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/activity-new\/salt-marsh-walk-with-nick-ernst-on-the-narrow-river","title":{"rendered":"Salt Marsh Walk with Nick Ernst on the Narrow River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Location: Narragansett<\/h4>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Salt marshes are a) the loveliest, most peaceful shorelines of RI, b) more biologically productive than a tropical rainforest, c)\u201cthe nursery\u201d for RI finfish, \u2026\u201cspecies specific,\u201d many plants and animals can only live and breed here, d) in decline, but why? Join Nick Ernst, Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as he leads us on a tour of Garrison House Acres, a coastal preserve of the Narrow River Land Trust.  Learn about the role salt marshes play in the life cycles of plants and animals. Learn what is happening in salt marshes today, why they are changing and what measures are being taken to preserve them. There are many things to see and observe, but most of all, a stroll through the salt marsh with a knowledgeable guide, is a lovely way to spend the morning. Bring binoculars and wear close-toed shoes, socks, and long pants because poison ivy and ticks may be part of the tour too. In conjunction with \\&quot;Gansett Days\\&quot; celebration. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Join the <strong>Narrow River Land Trust<\/strong> and Nick Ernst,\u00a0Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for a salt marsh walk as part of the annual\u00a0&#8220;Gansett Days&#8221; celebration!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Salt marshes are a) the loveliest, most peaceful shorelines of RI, b) more biologically productive than a tropical rainforest, c)\u201cthe nursery\u201d for RI finfish, \u2026\u201cspecies specific,\u201d many plants and animals can only live and breed here, d) in decline, but why? Join Nick Ernst, Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as he leads us on a tour of Garrison House Acres, a coastal preserve of the Narrow River Land Trust.  Learn about the role salt marshes play in the life cycles of plants and animals. Learn what is happening in salt marshes today, why they are changing and what measures are being taken to preserve them. There are many things to see and observe, but most of all, a stroll through the salt marsh with a knowledgeable guide, is a lovely way to spend the morning. Bring binoculars and wear close-toed shoes, socks, and long pants because poison ivy and ticks may be part of the tour too. In conjunction with \\&quot;Gansett Days\\&quot; celebration. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Nick will lead us on a tour of Garrison House Acres, a coastal preserve of the Narrow River Land Trust. Learn about the role salt marshes play in the life cycles of plants and animals. Learn what is happening in salt marshes today, why they are changing, and what measures are being taken to preserve them. There are many things to see and observe, but most of all, a stroll through the salt marsh with a knowledgeable guide is a lovely way to spend the morning!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This event is free and suitable for all ages.\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Salt marshes are a) the loveliest, most peaceful shorelines of RI, b) more biologically productive than a tropical rainforest, c)\u201cthe nursery\u201d for RI finfish, \u2026\u201cspecies specific,\u201d many plants and animals can only live and breed here, d) in decline, but why? Join Nick Ernst, Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as he leads us on a tour of Garrison House Acres, a coastal preserve of the Narrow River Land Trust.  Learn about the role salt marshes play in the life cycles of plants and animals. Learn what is happening in salt marshes today, why they are changing and what measures are being taken to preserve them. There are many things to see and observe, but most of all, a stroll through the salt marsh with a knowledgeable guide, is a lovely way to spend the morning. Bring binoculars and wear close-toed shoes, socks, and long pants because poison ivy and ticks may be part of the tour too. In conjunction with \\&quot;Gansett Days\\&quot; celebration. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Bring binoculars and wear close-toed shoes, socks, and long pants because poison ivy and ticks may be part of the tour too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>*Please RSVP ahead of time to office@narrowriverlandtrust.org*<\/p>\n<p>In the event of bad weather, participants will be emailed with any changes to the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions and to RSVP<\/strong>: Contact office@narrowriverlandtrust.org<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong>: Park at 95 Middlebridge Road, Narragansett, RI 02882<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: Narragansett Join the Narrow River Land Trust and Nick Ernst,\u00a0Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for a salt marsh walk as part of the annual\u00a0&#8220;Gansett Days&#8221;[&#8230;..]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-3790","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3791,"href":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3790\/revisions\/3791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3790"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rilandtrusts.org\/landtrustdays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=3790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}